Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche

Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche is a commune in the Ardèche département in southern France.

Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ardèche
Arrondissement	Privas
Canton	Villeneuve-de-Berg
Mayor	Jean Claude Bacconnier (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	121–300 m (397–984 ft) (avg. 168 m/551 ft)
Land area1	5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population2	241  (1999)
- Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	07272/ 07200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

History

Saint-Maurice was built around a Benedictine convent in the 11th century. The commune changed its name many times. Before the French Revolution the name was Saint-Maurice-Terlin (contraction of Terre à lin - Land of Flax) because the inhabitants grew flax. The village then became Saint Maurice Torsinet in 1793. Eight years later, in 1801, the name was changed again, first to Saint-Maurice-en-Lanas then Saint-Maurice-et-Lanas. In 1846 it was simply Saint-Maurice. The current name, Saint-Maurice-d'Ardèche appeared between 1846 and 1861. It is because the commune is close to the river Ardèche.

Geography

The village is between the communes of Aubenas and Ruoms. It is close to the river Ardèche. There are many vineyards there.

Demography

Change in population
(Source : INSEE)

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
163	170	167	206	214	241	300
From the year 1968 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.